Detroit Tigers sign Torii Hunter

Now you know.The 37-year-old outfielder, who was reportedly in Detroit for a face-to-face meeting with team officials, will join the Tigers for the 2013 and 2014 seasons, giving the Tigers the pop they’d been seeking in at least one of the two corner outfield slots.

FOX Sports’ Ken Rosenthal was the first to report the deal as two years, its status as official merely pending a physical. ESPN’s Jerry Crasnick reported that the contract was worth $26 million. MLB.com’s Jason Beck confirmed the deal’s parameters.

Hunter had made no bones about wanting to move quickly through the free agency process, especially after the Angels did not move to re-sign him, or even make a qualifying offer to attempt to retain his services.

“It’s going to be quick. It’s going to be quick. I’m not going to wait it out. I know who I want to play for. Of course, the Angels is who I would like to, but I have to move on. I’ve had no talks with those guys for the last three, four weeks — or even two months, almost — so I definitely have to move on, try to focus on me, my family, and winning a World Series,” Hunter said on MLB Network’s “Hot Stove” show on Monday.

“I encourage all these players to go through it at least once in their career. It’s a lot of fun. But at the same time, you try to grab those teams early because, before you know it, they might not need you any more. So you try to grab those teams that best fit you. And if you know who you want to play for, and you’re talking to those teams, you go ahead and grab it, right then and there. No use to wasting time, and getting to the Winter Meetings, then letting everybody know ‘Hey, look at me, I’m signing with the ... whoever.’ ”

The 16-year veteran also made no bones about wanting to go to a place where he had a chance to win a ring. He’ll have that in Detroit, which made the American League Championship Series each of the last two seasons, and the World Series last year.

“Everybody knows I wanna win,” he told MLB Network.

“So whatever teams out there that wants to win, and use me and be a part of it, that’s who I want to be playing with.”

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